Scientist, stem cell (iPSC) and cancer biologist, author/science writer (also @ATStemCell), flash fiction writer, grower of pumpkins https://xitter.cf/t.co/YuJZi0GK2n

Joined April 2008
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Looking for a Post doc who knows optics and microscopy and wants to learn and study the mechanisms of transcription: tjian-darzacq.mcb.berkeley.e…
Female cardiologists underpaid, outnumbered: men's median salaries $100k higher than women doing same tasks tctmd.com/show.aspx?id=13299… #AHA2015
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How can we control what a #stemcell turns into, like a kidney for transplants? What role does the substrate play? biology-bytes.com/substrate-…
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Spreading the word about CIRM 2.0, which aims to fund California #stemcell #scientists even faster: cirm.ca.gov/about-cirm/newsr… @CIRMnews
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#tistheseason for stories of the #Yeti. But how did these legends get started? Read about the #wildlife "impostors:" biology-bytes.com/abominable…
2+ million people get infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the U.S. each year. Read more about "super bugs" biology-bytes.com/antibiotic…
Have you ever why we hang #mistletoe & kiss under it? Or where it lives when it's not above doorways? Find out: biology-bytes.com/mistletoe/
Many #animals don't "age" as they grow older. Check out which animals defy the aging process at Biology Bytes: biology-bytes.com/animals-do… #aging
The Giant Gippsland earthworm can be 3+ meters long & weigh the same as 2 lg hamburger patties! biology-bytes.com/gippsland-… #giantanimals
Celebrate the recently-departed Halloween holiday by learning how microbes help date corpses! Warning: Graphic image! biology-bytes.com/dating-cor…
Do you like playing with #cats? If so, you might have a mind-controlling #parasite, Toxoplasma- it infects 1/3 of us! biology-bytes.com/toxoplasma…
Ever wondered how a caterpillar becomes a #butterfly? See Biology Bytes for 3D images of the amazing metamorphosis: biology-bytes.com/metamorpho…
Check out Biology Bytes to learn about the amazing land-dwelling #crustaceans in your backyard - pillbugs and sowbugs biology-bytes.com/pillbugs-s…
The often overlooked #GMOs -genetically modified microbes. Read about microbial GMOs at the #Biology Bytes blog: biology-bytes.com/geneticall…
Tomorrow is Stem Cell Awareness Day - how will you celebrate? Check out the latest on #stemcells: biology-bytes.com/stem-cell-… @ISSCR @CIRMnews
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What is #Ebola, why is it unlikely to spread in the U.S., & how were American medical workers treated for infection? biology-bytes.com/ebola-2014…
Have you heard of the #chytrid fungus, which is devastating #amphibians globally? Find out more: biology-bytes.com/amphibians…
Have you heard buzzing #cicadas nearby? Learn more about these extremely loud, but seldom seen, critters: biology-bytes.com/cicadas/ #insects